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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Web content delivery is network-based with no auth barrier; user must actively visit the page (UI:R); confirmed crash-only impact means C:N/I:N/A:H with no scope change.
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CVSS VectorVendor: apple
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.5.2, iOS 26.5.2 and iPadOS 26.5.2, macOS Tahoe 26.5.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
AnalysisAI
Use-after-free memory corruption in WebKit's web content processing causes unexpected process crashes across Safari, iOS, and iPadOS on all versions prior to 26.5.2. An unauthenticated remote attacker who can lure a user to visit a maliciously crafted web page can trigger this condition, resulting in a denial-of-service via browser process termination. …
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| Exploitation | The target must load attacker-controlled web content in an affected WebKit-based browser - specifically any version of Safari, or any iOS/iPadOS browser (Apple's platform policy mandates WebKit for all browsers on those platforms) prior to version 26.5.2. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) is well-calibrated for the confirmed impact: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H reflects broad network reachability with no authentication barrier, low attack complexity, but mandatory user interaction and availability-only impact. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | An attacker crafts a web page containing HTML, JavaScript, or media content engineered to trigger a specific use-after-free condition in WebKit's memory management. A victim using an unpatched Safari on macOS, or any browser on iOS or iPadOS (all of which are required to use WebKit), is socially engineered or redirected to this page, causing the browser process to crash immediately upon parsing the malicious content. … |
| Remediation | Vendor-released patches are available: update to Safari 26.5.2, iOS 26.5.2, iPadOS 26.5.2, or macOS Tahoe 26.5.2. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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EUVD-2026-40194
GHSA-v8m2-c626-7f74